The musical cyclopedia: or The principles of music considered as a science and an art
Subtitle: embracing a complete musical dictionary, and the outlines of a musical grammar, and of the theory of sounds and laws of harmony; with directions for the practice of vocal and instrumental music, and a description of musical instruments
By: By William S. Porter
Contributors: Loring, James, 1770-1850, publisher; Arthur Billings Hunt Collection (Columbia University. Libraries)
Publisher: Published by James Loring, 132 Washington Street.
Published: 1834
Place of publication: Boston
Language: eng
Number of pages: 432
Subjects: Music; Dictionaries; Instruction and study; Music theory; Elementary works; Continuo; Harmony
Other titles: Principles of music considered as a science and an art; Porter's Musical cyclopedia
Description: Written under the supervision of Lowell Mason; cf. Pref.
Notes: Spine title, on printed paper label: Porter's Musical cyclopedia.

Copyright 1834 by James Loring.

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